When Animators Get Paid Well - Zenless Zone Zero

Zenless Zone Zero Animators are Cooking
#ZZZ #Mihoyo #zenlesszonezero
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[@airbornefame-69]

This animation smooth af these animators are living the dream

[@yqisq6966]

Yes. Hoyo has managed to blend all those techniques from 2D animations into 3D, rendered in real time. Absolutely nailed it.

[@mahbubrahman7901]

So all HSR and Genshin Funds have gone to zzz and the upcoming shooter game...

[@ZeroXSEED]

More like nightmare lol. So much effort went on these.

[@mahbubrahman7901]

@MasterSkye Well I've heard that Genshin Impact and HSR cutscenes are based on AI I hope that they don't use AI to make Cutscenes on Zenless Zone Zero (Genshin Impact Environment is also suggested by ai too...)

[@multitaskman4227]

​​@MasterSkyeThey hire people based on the criteria of being weebs and spend hundreds of millions of dollars on their projects. No way their own animators are underpaid for their work there. Also also, HoYo is constantly developing their own tools to help make their animations easier to produce and their content pipeline faster to dish out. If you want to blame any issues at their workplace, it'd be overworking, but that is the norm in China. It does seem like HoYo's offices are rather comfy however.

[@esaigonzalez8157]

This makes Genshin look like a power point presentation...

[@spymadmax584]

Gotta shit on genshin whenever possible 😂😂

[@Thienthan]

they deserve it@@spymadmax584

[@morphayangze2737]

​@@ThienthanDamn...

[@greatloverofkrishna]

​@@Thienthanwhy tho? the recent fontain story is great and I don't care about animation

[@greatloverofkrishna]

​@@spymadmax584They jealous because

[@mozzapple]

I love the bouncy / cartoony vibes of ZZZ. I see a lot of people complain about it, but I think it's a breath of fresh air from all the mocap in the industry

[@UrLocalHmar]

fr

[@everythingiscringe6522]

this animation isnt good: too much stretch and squash, giving me cancer when I notice how their modies, faces, and everything looks uncanny A LOT of the time) feels like its sped up above 24FPS (giving me aids due to sensory overload) mouth sync (talk about this being japanese in the original, and I will slash your balls off, its still a mistake, idc about excuses, they are "paid well"

[@AlexN5597]

Oh same! I hardly ever get to see it but I absolutely love this kind of animation!

[@chillbizz74]

I think the complaints are actually for the game

[@ButterflyScarlet]

@@chillbizz74Have you played the game?

[@brandonsbluegaming1570]

THIS GENUIENLY LOOKS LIKE SOMTHING A KZbinR WOULD ANIMATE AS A FAN PROJECT

[@ludvig3242]

Is that a compliment? lmao

[@ragewireloki6213]

⁠@@ludvig3242It kinda depends on the fan animation. Cause if it’s like Rafer’s 10 anniversary geometry dash animation, then it’s a compliment. If its like those scratch animations kids make in a week, or one of my animations, then it’s criticism.

[@brandonsbluegaming1570]

​@@ragewireloki6213100% a compliment. I was more refering to like, how abunch of people reaninated those sonic cutscenes to be 100% better than the actual cutscenes cause they have passion.

[@PutineluAlin]

@@ludvig3242 Not if it's a 50k beatbox video.

[@JPOC226]

@@ludvig3242 Monty Oum --- I need not say more.

[@blushingralseiuwu2222]

Did you know that Hoyoverse is proud of the fact that they have crunch free culture and huge wage standard? Those animators are trully paid well and having the time of their life.

[@Tomo-ps3zs]

Wait really? That's nice to hear. Where can I found more info/article about this?

[@Sammysapphira]

Wow it's almost like exploiting children with unregulated gambling mechanics makes you a lot of excess money.

[@roxas4587]

​@@Sammysapphirawow I didn't know the children earn their own money & the game devs are responsible for them spending such money & not their parents.

[@Xephyranth]

honestly, if Hoyo has to exploit gamblers and their need to waste money and whales who'd spend a fortune to collect and raise their favorite character just so us f2p people can play a decent game, it's an evil that gets balanced out by the good things it brings@@Sammysapphira

[@Latency345]

​@@Sammysapphirawhose fault is it , but the parents that their kids are now Ipad babies, huh?

[@lordauzam7809]

This thing is even more 'cat' than an actual cat

[@juidhhun]

nya.

[@h4r1b0.]

Lol😂

[@ObiAlmighty]

Perfect 🥵

[@Gheniel_]

​@@ObiAlmighty no horny 🗿 **bonks you**

[@vKER]

"Meow bitch!"

[@MagikalKrabical]

'Are those, scissors?' *[Red sun starts playing]*

[@Cell_reverted_egg]

I'M FUCKING INVINCIBLE!!!

[@n0kla]

WHEN THE WIND IS SLOW🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🔥🔥🔥

[@mreg7512]

​@@n0klaAND THE FIRE IS HOT🗣️🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@ImperialCody446]

​@@mreg7512 THE VULTURE WAITS TO SEE WHAT ROTS 🗣🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@4uncommonground675]

@@ImperialCody446 OH HOW PRETTY🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@G7ue]

It looks like an SFM animation with how overexaggerated and cartoony the movement is. Not a bad thing, just unique for a game. I dig it honestly.

[@keeparguing611]

thats the first thing i noticed too, i get tf2 sfm vibes, which is fantastic

[@natchu96]

ZZZ is particularly cartoony compared to other mihoyo titles so far.

[@zarodgaming1844]

to me it looks too silly ... i cannot take it seriously

[@ryz_vik]

@@zarodgaming1844 I think the idea is for the game to be a bit more comical and upbeat.

[@arifasatria7704]

@@zarodgaming1844 Thats the point of the game I feel like

[@ArchonKujo]

This game is so fluid! Hoyoverse have such an amazung dev team to have Genshin, Honkai, and now ZZZ have such unique animations.

[@evanharjanto2450]

thats what you get when you have passion project + money + no bullshit stakeholder

[@Y_o_r_u]

Yea But i swear to god why do i see you in every hoyo-related video

[@gamingshadow849]

This dude is the heart of every comment section

[@HerrscherofSimp3164]

​@@Y_o_r_uI've been in many Hoyoverse content related comment sections too, WHY DO PEOPLE NEVER ACKNOWLEDGE ME???!!😢😢

[@daleryanaldover6545]

and yet haters gonna hate

[@deekey1377]

My eyes were not prepared for such a high quality and big diversity of animations in one video...

[@nisqhog2881]

Not just paid well: that's some really good talent right there. Speaking from experience, this is the sort of animation quality that takes many many years to develop and perfect: you can't just have anyone do this.

[@gangstablook5846]

"Are those scissors" (In the distance) *"I'm fuckin invincible"*

[@cringelord777]

mgrr reference 🔥🔥🔥

[@luizotavio44]

WHEN THE WIND IS SLOW AND THE FIRE IS HOT

[@jccustoms2994]

@@luizotavio44 THE VULTURE WAITS TO SEE WHAT ROTS

[@MeiLiuSection2]

OH HOW PRETTY ALL THE SCENERY

[@The_asd2]

THIS IS NATURE'S SACRIFICE

[@justanordinaryguy._.7399]

Hope this is what actually we got when making an cgi anime

[@troy2223]

If you were talking about the genshin anime then dont worry, the studio responsible for it is ufotable, they know their CGI.

[@HebiTan]

studio orange;s products (especially trigun stampede) did this kind of style except they're going on double framing instead of single framing

[@FirstLast-wk3kc]

​@@troy2223there's going to be genshin anime?! And by ufotable of all people?!?!?! My gosh, how did i miss it?!

[@fedrecedriz6868]

​@@troy2223Are they actually making it? I thought it was just a concept trailer.

[@HellNutcase]

You want a CGI anime - go watch Lupin The Third The First.

[@Hexful]

This looks amazing, this entire game is so full of charm and love. Everything about it makes me want to play it right now

[@roboticdemondude7749]

It won't come out until July 4th.

[@revanentyt7697]

I’ve waited so patiently for this for oh so very long. It’s gonna rock.

[@phongtranngotan2499]

From experience of playing 3 main games of Mihoyo, the quality of these CGs are really something else.

[@gunnarschlichting9886]

Absolutely! *Laughs while tears stream down my face* Never let you go, it's why I did them all....

[@phongtranngotan2499]

@@gunnarschlichting9886 why bro 💀💀💀

[@pizzavert4020]

@@gunnarschlichting9886for a chance at least, to live in your waaaay

[@sparklesparklesparkle6318]

@@phongtranngotan2499 personally I found the animation to be wayyyyy to jumpy and twitchy to the point it made me feel like having a seizure. I guess this is the kind of stimulation you younger folk need just to feel anything at all. Your kids will probably spend 10 hours a day in front of rapidly colour shifting flashing light while being stabbed by hundreds of rusty needles controlled by AI.

[@centraltension8790]

​@@sparklesparklesparkle6318 Holy fuck, the amount of Cope in this comment is too much for my zoomer brain to handle. Please pull the plug from your life support, the fact that you can't handle snappy animation means your something 80 years old with a degenerating brain matter, I hope to god you trip on your own IV bag as you stand up, grandpa.

[@Shine0222]

finally, animators who understand squash and stretch is necessary for non-realism animation

[@jovanlisac]

it is

[@midorifox]

​@JaidenAnimationsSonit is, lol.

[@tencive5749]

Ah yes 1 of the 12 principles of animation

[@sonicthehedgehog1606]

​@@midorifox not really tbh

[@Unethical.Dodgson]

@@midorifox No. It's not. It's a style and it's phenomenal when done right... but it's not NECESSARY. Fucking clown. You can make great animations without using all of the principles of drawn animation. You can also make terrible animation while using all of them.

[@tetsuoshima2314]

They also have a very talented motion capture artist, there's videos here on KZbin, very expressive!

[@Fontana22]

holy crap, those animations are in an entire new world

[@YurgenGrimwood]

Getting nostalgia for Ratchet and Clank. It's been so long since I've seen truly expressive 3D animation in a game.

[@RepentInReprise]

Damn. Ratchet and Clank. The MUSIC!

[@malfeacance2243]

I recognized it with the last guy and somewhat the girl. The quick movements do definitely resemble ratchet and clank.

[@everythingiscringe6522]

this animation isnt good: too much stretch and squash, giving me cancer when I notice how their modies, faces, and everything looks uncanny A LOT of the time) feels like its sped up above 24FPS (giving me aids due to sensory overload) mouth sync (talk about this being japanese in the original, and I will slash your balls off, its still a mistake, idc about excuses, they are "paid well"

[@cris2003zx]

I feel the same with Ratchet & Clank and Jak & Daxter But more with R&C

[@CitryteYT]

YES!! Specifically the scene where the masked guy is hiding behind the girl, I was like that's Ratchet and Clank right there! I love it, can't wait to play ZZZ when it comes out

[@pythongods12]

damn this animation is smoother then my brain.

[@ZaiDrizzleDrop]

LOOOL

[@seattlesuccubus]

This comment made me lol

[@sxteya]

Ofc it would be smooth, there's no mentally stable or healthy humans who play gacha trash

[@raffaeuteles4907]

No think no sad

[@user-br7xy5rf9v]

0:00 she deadass has the same crappy spine as my mom

[@20HXNTRR05]

duuude the animation looks so smooth

[@chimmichuu]

they move like tiktokers

[@randyb.9143]

unfortunately that is what I thought too, but like everything else in the world a tiktoker will somehow cling to it in a desperate attempt for internet recognition. It is impossible to see an animation with this kind of movement and not think this way these days lol

[@solar6284]

@@randyb.9143 this animation that uses a lot of actual stretch and movement has existed since forever. you''re the one associating it with tiktok, i think if you took a break from tiktok and watched more films you would understand. anime is notorious for cutting corners and relying on pretty designs to over compensate for bad animation. i genuinely mean no hate but you might be young or unknowledgeable about animation as a field.

[@randyb.9143]

im not saying it hasnt existed but if you want to make your own argument to fight it go ahead lmao@@solar6284

[@everythingiscringe6522]

this animation isnt good: too much stretch and squash, giving me cancer when I notice how their modies, faces, and everything looks uncanny A LOT of the time) feels like its sped up above 24FPS (giving me aids due to sensory overload) mouth sync (talk about this being japanese in the original, and I will slash your balls off, its still a mistake, idc about excuses, they are "paid well"

[@allisonleonardo5459]

It honestly remind me mostly of anime in general, those tend to be very exagerated on expression, which isn't a bad thing, just different If you associate it with tiktok it's on you, but it really isn't something new on animation

[@DapperFrogii]

they capture the cat like movements of her character so damn well

[@Presiden_Rohingya]

It was perform by motion capture artist

[@thcgm]

what cat movements mate i think you on drugs

[@BVK.]

​@Presiden_Rohingya That then exaggeration adjustments later, that's what i assume. Otherwise, it's all handmade.

[@everythingiscringe6522]

this animation isnt good: too much stretch and squash, giving me cancer when I notice how their modies, faces, and everything looks uncanny A LOT of the time) feels like its sped up above 24FPS (giving me aids due to sensory overload) mouth sync (talk about this being japanese in the original, and I will slash your balls off, its still a mistake, idc about excuses, they are "paid well"

[@robertlaidlaw4592]

@@Presiden_Rohingyawhoever it was just broke there back like 6 times.

[@Ghosted_31]

Imagine a CGI anime with this sort of production value. Hoyoverse is absolutely going to become a bigger and bigger media powerhouse in the future. I hope they'll release non gacha paid games as well in the future.

[@roninsharkey5140]

Nah cgi anime? This in game cutscenes animation

[@hoppie4263]

There are some cgi shows with good animation

[@wonderfulrose477]

They will likely forever just remain a gacha powerhouse that focused on shiny gameplay/character damn over genuine susbtance. But clearly it works so no reason not to.

[@hiddendrifts]

@@wonderfulrose477 >over genuine substance< you say that like all the games they release are some sort of cashgrab, which couldn't be further from the truth. they clearly put a lot of time and effort into world building, character design, cinematics, music, and likely plenty other details i'm not even thinking of rn

[@theoriginalralph5141]

​@@wonderfulrose477seriously, when did everyone collectively decide locking content behind microtransactions and loot boxes is awesome? Back in 2017 EA literally removed all loot boxes from Star Wars Battlefront 2 because nobody was buying into their bullshit. I guess gamers just became stupid. Hoyoverse would actually be selling games as a complete package if motherfuckers wouldn't spend so much money on their bullshit gambling nonsense.

[@lordofgeese6437]

Mfs put rubber hose animation in my fucking anime game

[@michaelsingh8487]

This could honestly pass for a movie or show with how fluid the animation is

[@everythingiscringe6522]

this animation isnt good: too much stretch and squash, giving me cancer when I notice how their modies, faces, and everything looks uncanny A LOT of the time) feels like its sped up above 24FPS (giving me aids due to sensory overload) mouth sync (talk about this being japanese in the original, and I will slash your balls off, its still a mistake, idc about excuses, they are "paid well"

[@peagames2002]

I really hope the Mihoyo employees are even treated well.

[@tsundude4320]

You think where you're from is any different? Welcome to hell

[@salvo27809]

Mihoyo = kyoani Kuro games = mappa

[@peagames2002]

@MasterSkye *Giggles in slavework culture and unethical 1 day of holiday*

[@hayseshouhda5730]

Better than their fans, that is for sure. lol

[@user-fx8rk2jm3w]

​@MasterSkyewhat's crunch culture?

[@basketbomberslackingson4417]

This is one of the few times a cat girl has genuinely been adorable to me, and it’s almost entirely because of this bubbly animation that I love. I also greatly enjoy the masked fellow’s reactions, as they fit the animation just like that cat girl does.

[@Rar830]

Masked dude has so much personality, he’s my fave so far.

[@russelldoty2743]

Pretty sure that's his actual face, cuz he's a robot.

[@reivell3699]

Billy is an actual robot.

[@paperclip6377]

😬

[@IHMyself]

Same for me, her animations were cute asf.

[@Slyguy89130]

this is so awesome and smooth and fun to watch its like im watching a disney movie. Idk how u can not like this tbh its so fresh from anything we got going today

[@bortb]

DAMN THAT WAS WELL MADE

[@arcionek]

Not only the animators, the people behind those models did a solid job as well!

[@caseyogden7105]

as a 3d animator, i want to kiss whoever rigged those models, so squeeshable and malleable

[@ezioauditore7636]

This looks like mocap though.

[@arcionek]

@@ezioauditore7636 while using mocap in conjunction with 3d animation is sometimes done, I doubt it's the case for this one, as the motions are heavily exaggarated.

[@tienatho2149]

@@ezioauditore7636 You still have to change alot after mocap

[@RetrovexAmbient]

​@@ezioauditore7636 its nothing like mocap, no human moves like this

[@ArvySan]

God Billy never fail to entertain me 😂

[@Rar830]

Agreed, Billy is such a fun character. He steals basically any scene he’s in. Also the Deadpool esque narration while commenting on the bullet moving slow motion in his demo.

[@stellasol5265]

Billy is the new Itto, I remember when the Oni boi was revealed to also show the animation engines Hoyoverse started using in order for characters to express more emotions and idle animations.

[@Deformer23]

didnt ask cringe

[@crimsondemon6231]

​@@Deformer23blud thinks the world revolves around him 💀🌍

[@ezrahaha.]

💀💀💀​@@crimsondemon6231

[@zeke6199]

These are the animation i don't want to skip through in a gameplay.

[@none62092]

Damn, you can tell the animators are having fun with it too

[@markstein9773]

Adding a fluid to the animation is a masterpiece.

[@yqisq6966]

Not just paid well but also no unrealistic time pressure from publishers, since hoyo is a self-publishing studio.

[@pitioti]

I'm glad to hear it !

[@yoyok7609]

Tbf ZZZ Dev is kinda new team in hoyo, usually hoyo game release every 4 years ( 2 years in making, 2 years waiting for licence and beta test) But ZZZ team kinda impatient that they trade censorship with fast licence so you get the censorship, but with their newest Character demo or trailer, I think they still can produce 16+ content for future when the game release

[@komikomi7701]

when anime meets Disney so expressive and elegant.

[@thefunnycomedian859]

Whoever animated the robot guy should get a raise

[@Sloppysalmon66]

The cat girl is honestly so adorable, she honestly gives me vibes of those “scrungly” rescue kittens like tater tot

[@sxteya]

Another small minded american:

[@axi5724]

Sthu

[@fatfurry]

keep yourself safe

[@Anubis_rblx]

to be honest, for me is cringe lol anyways, i like the character, only i hope the people of the community dont ruin them

[@NightmarAkashi]

@@Anubis_rblx Well a bit too late You know the 34th rule of the internet

[@NenowMeow]

This has such a indie youtube animation energy to it and I love every single detail about it, I can see they did research and actually know what most people want from 3d animations recently, full of energy and personality in every single frame while being smooth and expressive all at the same time, this specific scene shows quickly but well both sides, for Comic Relief characters/moments to deliver the message extremely well and a quick serious moment with very small subtle body language movements showing the personality of the character represented on how they behave. I'm so happy that 3D animations are going to this side and i'm here for it. Also.. Nekomata gang!

[@everythingiscringe6522]

this animation isnt good: too much stretch and squash, giving me cancer when I notice how their modies, faces, and everything looks uncanny A LOT of the time) feels like its sped up above 24FPS (giving me aids due to sensory overload) mouth sync (talk about this being japanese in the original, and I will slash your balls off, its still a mistake, idc about excuses, they are "paid well"

[@lalaj2887]

Fr, this animation is just so bouncy and full of energy, it had me actually believing this was some kind of ps3 game or sumth like jet set radio or bombcrush cyberfunk

[@MrMisticZ]

Holy, the use of those smearframes is so good.

[@DariTwT]

These animations feel alive, how cool

[@pumkinhead24]

A catgirl that actually acts like a cat. Neat. Also, Billy is such a trip lol

[@Gleb_Doroshenko]

I like that each of Hoyoverse game is in different style and type of animation, and most importantly, they are all made with high quality.

[@neptunesdeluxe9777]

FRRR THEYRE DIFFERENT. not EVERYTHING can be compared to the other. their not just the same thing in different fonts😭😭 someone gets it

[@wiss256]

Not to mention they're all free

[@Kaiser3059]

@@wiss256and the fact that they still make more money than most paid games lmao

[@arifasatria7704]

@@Kaiser3059 It turns out gacha games make more money than most AAA games lmao

[@smhZambun]

man, I could watch a full movie of these animations

[@Chino-iw5pe]

I literally had a zzz ad before this video

[@kiss-shot_is_bae]

I'm loving how much personality are they giving to the characters through their cartoonish animations

[@ratchet2505]

God , if they did a complete game release of one of them they would make so much money.

[@xionplague9640]

if only they didn't censor the thighs and booba

[@darakkuunobelu7584]

You mean, as completed one-time-purchase game? No, sadly they never would've have gotten as much money as they get from f2p model.

[@kazukinowa]

a complete game release would be like.....1-2 months of revenue gacha on their slow banners. Hoyo knows the formula and they're not gonna deviate away from free money.

[@phantasosxgames8488]

@@kazukinowa true. Of course , some people would get bored of so many gachas on that company , but Mahoyo is popular in China , so even if it gets a little bit less players there , it would still be millions of players and plenty of them been whales.

[@michapiasta3072]

They likely wouldnt make 10th of what this game will make if its f2p.

[@xeimer6417]

holy its amazing the sketch and strech technique is perfect the corporal lenguage its...its...............¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ fREAKIN PERFEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEECT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@marikuma88]

This video was my first introduction to ZZZ, and I’m so glad it was

[@Sizdothyx]

Japan: Bad work hours, worse pay China (Of all fucking places): *COOK, NIGGA. COOK ME PRIME STEAK.*

[@enccy3410]

its actually just hoyo, they stand out in comparison to lots of the worlds companies

[@sweepingtime]

China has terrible work culture to the point where it has a term for workers who burn out and stop working: lying flat.

[@kiuhh1118]

This is just plain out wrong. Sorry to break it for you, but hoyo when it comes to their employees is exception, not a rule. Just like kyoani. Majority of animators are still overworked and payed like shit in China.

[@ponsuwan6942]

Its like the animation fluidity came straight out of an early 2000s 3d platformer. Its awesome

[@Adriano_446]

​@@mihd9874Even today, japan really can't into 3D animation, everything is so stiff and I'm pretty sure 95% of it is just mocap. With the insane exception that is Arc System Works of course, they are in an entire new level of 3D animation.

[@Kurummin]

A KZbin video turns into a manga and now will be an anime damn

[@Kapoue1996]

I like how these characters are animated. Really adds a lot of characters.

[@9Godslayer]

Is it weird to want an hour-long loop of Nekomata doing cat stretches?

[@krisgaming4489]

N O

[@ReverseEsper]

Nope, even in slow

[@DefinitelyNotAFerret]

You’re an interesting fella

[@Blastermaster01]

To answer your question YES! but from the series : "WHAT WHO CARES" take even 2 hours!

[@9Godslayer]

@Sonyericsson117 Why would I want to talk to my therapist about the fact that I’m a cat person and seeing a catgirl/boy do cat stuff is adorable?

[@Ector2099]

It's so rare to see such quality in animation these days that it's strange to look at

[@blaklynngarcia3676]

The Movement and Face Expressions are so Fluid and smooth, and not Dry. The visuals are good to! I love it! Did they Get paid better than Shibuya Arc Animators?.....

[@chinopivots]

The little piano notes when the wolf dude appears are so simple and yet And yet they really tug at my chest for some reason. There's something tragic about it. Hollow. Like the remains of a bustling city now just empty buildings and dust.

[@cannibalman8175]

Now that I think about it, it feels like Mihoyo has one game for each side of their playerbase lol. Tears Of Themis for those who like males, Honkai 3rd for those who like females and now Zenless Zone Zero for furries💀

[@constabrielbell4523]

ZZZ for battle junkies

[@h4r1b0.]

Why is this so true lol

[@BadassHatdog]

to complete the list, look towards the genre: Visual Novel = Tears of Thermis Action RPG (Hack'n'Slash) = Honkai Impact 3rd Open-world RPG = Genshin Impact Turn-based = Honkai: Star Rail Action RPG (Hack'n'slash), Rogue-like = Zenless Zone Zero [Unconfirmed IP] FPS Game they do know how to aim for a specific playerbase

[@ceslefoxin]

The ZZZ team is at least having more creative freedom when it comes to character design. I think that Mihoyo's other games (Genshin mainly) lose a lot of potential in this, since they present different races to us in the game universe (for exemplo, in Genshin we have Tengu, Oni, etc), but all the models are always ordinary humans with some extra parts just to make it look like they are a different race. For a fictional universe, I think it's a lot of lost potential.

[@abdollahelghadoui5701]

@@ceslefoxin that's what they are supposed to be humanoid creatures i pretty much prefer that to straight up a furry no offense also we now have melusines vishaps are also a race of intelligent soon to be dragons

[@Remember_Bubblebutt]

This is easily the best, smoothest, and most expressive animation of any Hoyoverse game. Very impressed with this. I would like to get into it when the full release begins but I am literally out of storage space on all my devices because of Genshin and HSR so... we'll see. Maybe I'll substitute HSR for ZZZ because that game is kind of struggling right now.

[@cy4n_knight_q8]

Bro claims it's the best hoyoverse animation then only mentions HSR and genshin. Nuff said.

[@joesephjoe-ld6om]

@@cy4n_knight_q8 That's because no one gives a fuck about their obscure shite. Cope

[@Remember_Bubblebutt]

@@cy4n_knight_q8 so you think TOT or HI has better animation? I don't think so.

[@akiyamach]

This is among the best animations I've ever seen.

[@fromalisperspective]

Regardless whether you like this video or not, ALL animators deserve great pay and the space to have a decent work/life balance. Just like any worker in any job. The worker’s mental health is much more important than getting high quality content you can stream or access. People who truly appreciate the storytelling and animation process respect that (especially in the anime industry nowadays).

[@AlexanderFrost]

Daaaaaang, these animations are crazy. Back in the 80's I never would have dreamed I'd live to see anything this smooth.

[@chaosXP3RT]

The catgirl is so adorable and omg, the wolf-man...

[@SonicSatamAnimations]

Transspecies go brrrrrrrrrr

[@user-zz2um7qg5n]

This is smooth man.

[@froobbo]

Bro got that chamber looking personality-

[@KaminariHouse]

Some of the bounciest, fun, and fluid animation I've ever seen in anything! Wow!

[@pyro_lc4248]

love how cartoony the animation is, makes the game feel more lively

[@TrustTree-zs2st]

Dawg the swiftness is insane😭😭 And why is blud shivering in his timbers😭

[@MaybeABlackPerson]

"Are those scissors? " My MGR:R brainrotted head: SUNDOWNER REFERENCE-

[@raehik]

idk this game but given that they do this throughout this scene, they must have fairly extensive engine support for deforming skeletons. my understanding is that's usually hard? I mean check out 0:32, superb

[@ObiAlmighty]

Good old squash and stretch never fails. These characters are just generally more malleable than Genshin characters

[@bryanho7376]

They've got some god like riggers and animators probably

[@gogogusto]

Can I just say that last shot of Von Lycaon was menacing as hell.

[@swagit4174]

Wow the movements are all hand-made but to do it that fluid?? Impressive

[@XCluelessXP]

The video: 😇 The audio only early on the vid when you're with family: 😫😵

[@BIGkiller1987]

Seeing animation so smooth and fluid tickles my brain

[@Pikastation28]

These animation are as smooth and fluid as old school cartoons.

[@kurotonickky]

it so smooth, i'm jealous

[@prettyepiccat]

idk why but this gives me chills

[@Maxxatron]

GOOD LORD! Everything about these animations are amazing! The subtle stretchy-ness to it, the facial expressions moving so fluidly AND FAST, the way they interact and move... IN GENERAL. And it doesn't just stop with the cat girl, That red coat dude's exaggerated pointing and his entire body moving with his motions are just perfection, it actually makes me upset!!!

[@Rar830]

Ikr, it’s so expressive and lively and does a great job of conveying emotion. Red jacket guy, Billy doesn’t even have an expression just a mask and yet his face still conveys a lot. I would highly recommend checking out the character demos which introduce characters and other cinematic. Unless you already have.

[@onesmileybaldy8303]

If CGI in most anime looked anything like this I swear I would never complain about it ever again

[@garymcnelly6118]

I got a ad for zenless zone zero before this

[@skyhigh_loner]

Can't wait to finally play this!

[@cnash5647]

Probably has the best visual expressions I've ever seen in a 3D Mihoyo game, putting aside the stunning character animations, the compositions are very well executed.

[@mkzhero]

Jeez, that's some crazy fluid, expressive cat emoting, needs more of this in games and anime, its usually so stiff!

[@MettaKing]

The fluidity is enough to make me shed a tear

[@nocontent1676]

literally just got an ad for this exact game

[@TheFatalfenix]

I don't think people care but gotta say it eitherway Animation, either 3d or 2D is not as much about money (even tho they deserve a good payment) It's about time You can pay an animator 1 million per frame, if you give them 1 day to done full 24 minute animation, it'll be crappy A weekly anime episode usually takes 3 months to produce So just remember, animation is about time, not about how much they spend Edit because a few people aren't too smart: I'm talking of animators as individual people, not as employees Even if an individual animator is paid a lot, if the deadline is too close, it wouldn't be able to make a good animation Yes, payment is important for a company, but I'm talking of animators not companies Take "animator" as "person who animates something something in 2D or 3D for a living or for a hobby" Not as "employee of a company that is paid to animate"

[@zummone]

You saved me a comment, thank you.

[@Sanakan.safeguard]

Actually is about both

[@troy2223]

​@@Sanakan.safeguardthat's what he said, he only emphasized that it was more about time than it was about money.

[@sr.r6574]

Alright but do they get paid well tho

[@zummone]

@@troy2223 That is to say an animator's payment only impacts the quality of their living and not the quality of their work (even though someone could argue the two are bound), especially when they are not commissioned freelances and don't (couldn't) have to juggle through multiple jobs to pay rent and food. It's just that this "animation budget" crap poisons discussion with unnecessary BS born due to ignorance when the real impacting factor for quality, as OP says, is the proper time and planning to do something good.

[@blvrdz]

the way billy didn’t even try to catch her when she fell tho 😭😭

[@Zixious]

oh my god this is the smoothest one yet

[@CO_FRANMA]

So this is the result of when the budget and the time both shake hands. Edit: I don't know why this sentence started a debate over Gacha Games in the comments.

[@irok1]

And the overtime pay with one hand

[@spymadmax584]

​@@ChixiaWWnope too pricey 👎🙅

[@blazn0]

​@ChixiaWW that's why they play f2p gacha games.

[@boi1127]

​@@ChixiaWWlol that does not work for a greedy CEO

[@blazn0]

@ChixiaWW they are. Just because you don't have self controle doesn't means that not every one has no self control. It's literally f2p. It's up to you to spend money. Get some self control.

[@mobiiuz129]

This looks so much like the more technological aesthetic of early Honkai, and I absolutely love it.

[@danargh6327]

Damn, that's better animated than real life.

[@malfeacance2243]

Bro all the animation, the detail.... I wish anime was this freshen smooth. See this is cgi done right!

[@VanAnimation]

Dang the 3D animation is really good :O

[@D1CKMASTER]

ZZZ was already looking great in my eyes a while back but NOW This might be my game of all time

[@ZenithPeak1]

Bro the catgirl in black and red is fucking adorable. I WANNA HUG HER SO BAD ;-;

[@heyimadino]

God, I am so in love with the bouncy, cartoony movements.

[@Mariobowserful]

I melted when Lycaon appeared, said his line with his deep beautiful voice and made his high quality and subtle animation movements~

[@bot7845]

First time in forever i might try en voice

[@xSyn_]

@@bot7845 playing any hoyo game in anything other than English is just tryhard weeb shit and I like my subbed anime.

[@Mariobowserful]

@@bot7845 I feel the same ^^

[@Mariobowserful]

@@xSyn_ If it is try hard weeb shit why do you watch anime and subbed instead of dubbed?

[@ragno-monoover4710]

@@xSyn_for me it’s when they go “JP is better” to any voice even when it’s equally or en sounds better for en viewers.